https://www.ft.com/content/00badf9e-f0d9-417f-9aec-9ac1c2207835 Putin and Erdogan meet very often.. Have you noticed? Officials warn of retaliation if Ankara helps Moscow evade sanctions after Erdoğan and Putin agree to increase co-operation Western capitals are increasingly alarmed at the deepening ties between Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of punitive retaliation against the Nato […]
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Trying to get with the times regarding the name change now in place! DW Sweden has not yet extradited suspects Turkey seeks over terrorism-related charges, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu slammed Finland and Sweden for allowing “terror propaganda” as the two countries await Ankara’s permission to join NATO. […]
An admission the Russian strikes didn’t and won’t affect the grain export agreement PortsEurope Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 25, 2022 – Ukraine is preparing the three Black Sea ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny for the resumption of work and the export of grain using convoys of ships. Ships are to carry corn, wheat and […]
Quick update Negotiators for both sides will meet in Istanbul on Friday to sign the deal, in a meeting that will be attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who played a key role in negotiating the deal. Ukraine and Russia are both vital exporters of wheat and grain, and […]
Interfax The leaders of Russia, Turkey, and Iran have denounced attempts to seize and transfer oil revenues belonging to Syria. Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia, Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey issued a joint statement following an Astana-format summit in Tehran. Russia, Iran, and Turkey, “discussed the situation in the north […]
At my censored blog this was one of the core topics, which has been picked up here as well. Turkey, Iran ink MoU in presence of Erdogan, Raisi The ceremony of inking the agreement of joint cooperation was held at Sa’daabad Historical Palace in capital Tehran on Tuesday before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his […]
As we all know John Bolton has played his role in fomenting coups. He admitted it the other day. What should come as no surprise to my long term readership is John Bolton has Turkey in his sights. The attempted coup back in 2016 didn’t go as planned. So a “big gun” was needed John […]
Hopefully Ukraine will agree to complete the deal. Ukraine grain exports deal to be signed next week, says Turkey Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations are due to sign a deal next week aimed at resuming Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports, but U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warned there was still “a long way to […]
Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday that military delegations from Turkey, Russia and Ukraine will meet with a United Nations delegation to discuss the safe export of Ukrainian grain. The meeting will take place on July 13, Akar said. That’s tomorrow! “Military delegations from Turkey, Russia and Ukraine and […]
Less superficial then the usual analysis. Turkey has had an uneasy history as a NATO member country. The push and pull of strategic autonomy constantly grated against a security guarantee the alliance offered, and also a way of reinforcing its western identity. The west, in turn, wanted Turkey because of the Cold War. The enigma […]